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Florida Gas Plant Site

 
Site Contact:
Jon Gulch
On-Scene Coordinator

(gulch.jon@epa.gov)

Site Location:
55996 Lake Linden Ave.
(Intersection of Franklin Street and M-26)
Calumet Township, MI 49913
 response.epa.gov/FloridaGas

Former coal gasification plant with hazardous substances migrating off-site. A Removal Action was initiated on August 1, 2007. See the POLREP section for full details of the EPA Removal Action.


Florida Gas Ditch-Winter 2006 Site Trailer. Stockpiled sheetpiling. Crew assembling crane for sheetpile installation. Assembled crane used for sheetpile installation Stockpiled soils from ditch excavation, awaiting disposal. Franklin Street ditchline to be excavated and restored Coal tar in ditch excavation, approximately 45 feet from west end of ditch. Facing east Coal tar in ditch excavation where water main was supposed to run onto property, water main was not found to 5 ft bgs. Facing north. Backfill material in ditch. Facing east. Geotextile material placed in bottom of excavation under riprap. Facing west. Riprap being placed in the bottom of the ditch. Facing west. First 90 feet of the Franklin Street ditch after completion. Label from vinyl sheetpiling. Starting point of sheetpile installation, 20 feet east from northwest corner of the property fence following the fenceline. Facing west. Crane set up with vibrating hammer and mandrill, ready for sheetpile installation. Facing southeast. First sheetpile to be drilled into the ground. Facing southeast. End of first day of sheetpiling, five panels installed. Facing southeast. Sheetpile panels installed along drive and turning the corner along M-26. Sheetpile installation completed as of the end of the day, a total of 28 panels have been installed. Progress of sheetpile installation at the end of the day, a total of 45 panels have been intalled. Brick debris excavated from above the concrete pad found along M-26. Concrete pad from 100,000 gallon gas holding tank (1917 maps) uncovered after sheetpile would not penetrate. Sheetpile panels along plant drive cut to below ground surface. Sheetpile panels cut below ground surface to be backfilled. Excavated material from above the concrete pad along M-26 contains coal tar. Coal tar in excavated material along M-26 in location of concrete pad. Excavation wall above concrete pad, coal tar visible. Crew restoring ground under gate on NW corner of the property fence. Jackhammer attached to excavator used to break up concrete pad. Crew aligning panel joints for installation. Broken concrete on the floor of the excavation along M-26 fenceline in the vicinity of the concrete pad. Wood debris excavated from above concrete pad along M-26 fenceline . Brick debris in east sidewall of excavation along M-26 fenceline. Old gas line cut and sealed with bentonite at corner of M-26 and Franklin. Pipe runs under property fenceline towards building. Wood pillar removed during excavation of concrete pad material along M-26 near corner of Franklin Street. Approximately 12 Concrete in east sidewall of excavation after breaking. Concrete pad goes under the fenceline east into the property. Stained concrete material along west sidewall of excavation. Safety fence in place at the end of the day for off hours. Stockpiled soil being covered with plastic sheeting. Stockpiled material covered for storage until disposal. Backfill material in excavation along M-26. Crew sets guide to continue sheetpile installation after excavating concrete pad along M-26 fenceline. Crew continues sheetpile around corner moving east along Franklin Street. Site conditions at the end of the day. Excavation activities to locate a buried water line continued in the ditch along Franklin Street, and contaminated material was transferred to sheeting to be contained. Gas and sewer lines were located on 9/4/07. While excavating in the ditch along Franklin Street adjacent to the View of the grossly contaminated soils generated during excavation activities in the ditch along Franklin Street on the morning of 9/4/07. Sheeting was used to contain the soil and prevent migration of contamination to the surrounding areas. The crew installs sheet piling along Franklin Street. The weather condition at the time is misty rain and cool temperatures. Crew is setting up guide to continue piling installation. Photo taken facing west. A gas line (single rod placed in trench) and sewer line (two orange painted rods placed in trench) were located and marked prior to installation of piling along Franklin Street. Photo taken facing west. The crew has saw cut the pavement driveway to the Florida Gas Plant along Franklin Street in preparation for sheet piling installtion activities. Photo taken facing west. The crew continues to install sheet piling along Franklin Street. A total of 12 panels were driven on 9/5/07. Photo taken facing east-northeast. The crew has completed the day's activities and secured the area for the evening. Photo taken facing west. Water line located during excavation on west side of paved drive off of Franklin Street. Gross contamination in ditch. Crew uses loader to transport impacted soil from side of excavation to stockpile inside fenceline. Bentonite place in alongside of sheetpile panel around water and sewer lines found crossing from Franklin Street into the air mix building. Crew excavates path for sheetpile installation guide. Excavation on the east end of the building along Franklin Street. Large pieces of concrete were removed. Concrete and debris uncovered on the east side of the buildings between the ditch and the property, when excavating for the sheetpile guide. This area has been known to be a Excavation on the east end of the building along Franklin Street. Large pieces of concrete were removed. Sheetpile installation guide set up over Franklin Street drive where asphalt was removed. Sheen on auger bits from drilling recovery well R1 in the center of the site. Sheen on soils extracted from recovery well R1. Sheetpile installation progress as of 9/13/07 AM, center of building along Franklin Street. 18 foot sheetpile panels driven along the building, beginning on the west edge of the building. Oily sheen on soil cuttings from 8 to 10 foot depth at MW-53. Split spoon samples from recovery well R5, asphalt and coal tar in 3-5 foot and 8-10 foot samples Concrete debris excavated from the east end of the building in location of sheetpile installation. Stockpiled soils excavated from east end of the bulding in location of sheetpile installation. Concrete debris excavated from the east side of the building in location of sheetpile installation. Stockpiled soils covered for off hours. MW-56 exposed after sewer line was dug out. Crew hit sewer line and had to dig it out and repair. Recovery Well R1 after completion. Sheetpiling installed along the north ditchline on the east side of the Franklin Street drive, before backfill. Sheetpiling installed along north side of ditchline east of the Franklin Street drive, before backfill. Completion of the west side of the ditch along Franklin Street after sheet pile installation, cutting, and backfilling. Sheetpile installation location on the east side of the building, prior to cutting and backfilling the panels. Southeast corner of the sheetpile barrier wall, installed. Last section of installed sheetpiling, southeast corner of barrier wall The crew is excavating approximately 1-2 feet of sediment and rip rap from the ditch along franklin street. Excavated materials are stored on the property on visqueen. The crew has completed excavation activities in the ditch an are preparing to place sand, geofabric, and riprap to restore the ditch. Sheen on water in the ditch prompted the crew to place an absorbant boom. The crew places sand in the ditch as the first step in ditch restoration. The crew levels and compacts the sand in the ditch with an excavator. The crew places geofabric in the ditch over the sand. Here the crew member is seen trimming the geofabric to fit around the culvert inlet. The crew places riprap over the geofabric in the final step of ditch restoration along Franklin Street. The crew installs the final section of ditch restoration for the day. A small portion is left for 9/25/07. The crew has complete approximately 155 feet of ditch restoration today. The crew has covered the sediments and rip rap excavated from the ditch today with visqueen to prevent migration via wind or water from the site. The soil will be disposed prior to project completion.
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.